I do think Assange was biased in how/when he chose to use the information given to him during the 2016 US elections - but if political bias were a crime then every major US news network would have most of their journalists rounded up with Assange.

There is something much more vile at work here than journalistic bias or misconduct. We are watching fascism emerge, and learning that it doesn't slyly slither up, like a serpent before swiftly attacking its prey, no, it walks in the front door of our country, wipes it's feet on the welcome mat, is welcomed in with open arms and sits down to dinner with your family and friends.

The ideology behind protecting journalists, to use another apt metaphor, is the oil on the gears of democracy. Without that lubricant, that flow of critical information to the people, the machine inevitably grinds to a halt.

Metaphor and crafted phrases aside, no matter what your politics may be, or your opinion of Julian Assange, if you're a US citizen (or anyone that values democracy over fascism, really) then this should seem highly disturbing to you. This goes way beyond partisan issues, right to the core mechanism for maintaining a free society - freedom of press. The individuals who personally acquire the source material have always been the one's at risk, not the journalist or any other 3rd party who is merely sharing the information. This should not a debatable issue in a free or democratic society. The risk must be on those who would brave it in the name of doing what they feel is right, when they feel their duty to freedom outweighs duty to a government agency. Not to mention, the 'leak' on most people's minds from Assange is the 2016 Clinton material that Trump enthusiastically requested president Putin and his government obtain. But that is beside the fact, the main issue here is that even if you hate Assange and Wikileaks, we now have a precedent set that will discourage anyone from publishing any material that could save a democracy from digression to fascism. Likewise, the statement to already fascist states is that the USA no longer has the right (and likely not the desire) to take any action against those who lock up and murder journalists.

Freedom of the press, like all freedoms, requires that we allow some things to exist that we personally find distasteful. Allowing Assange the right to be protected under freedom of press, even if you dislike him or what he does, is one of those things you have to accept, or the system doesn't work. Freedom cannot be à la carte - it's an all you can eat buffet-style affair. Damnit, there I go with metaphor again...

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The body of Anarchist Lorenzo Orsetti is accompanied out of Rojava by his comrades

Lorenzo Orsetti (February 13, 1986 – March 18, 2019), also known as Orso and Tekoşer Piling, was an Italian anarcho-communist and antifascist from Florence who fought against ISIL with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria.

History

Lorenzo was a chef by trade, sommelier and worked in different restaurants in Florence.[1][2] [3]When he lived in Florence, he became interested in the Kurdish conflict, his struggle against the Islamic State and the Rojava revolution, it was there when he met Paolo Andolina, an Italian activist and anarchist who fought against ISIS alongside YPG International. [4]In September 2017 he traveled to Syria where received military training from the People's Protection Units (YPG). Once in Syria he struck up friendship with several Italian antifascist volunteers who were fighting there alongside Kurds.

[5]He met several anarchist and communist militants from all over the world, but especially from Turkey, and was linked to the anarchist battalion IRPGF.

Upon finishing his military training at the YPG International Academy, he joined to the ranks of turkish TKP/ML TIKKO [6]and then fought at the battle of Afrin [7]against the Turkish Army and Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army's jihadists being part of the anarchist battalion Tekoşîna Anarşîst (TA, Anarchist Struggle).

Death

Lorenzo was killed in action on Monday morning March 18, 2019 in the village of Baghouz, Syria. He was in that locality fighting in the Battle of Baghuz Fawqani against the last bastion of the Islamic State in Syria. He was attached to an Arab unit when he and his comrades were killed by ISIS jihadists in an ambush, his death was announced by ISIS media. His death was confirmed by his unit Tekoşîna Anarşîst.

[8]When announcing his death, his comrades shared his last will in which Lorenzo explained why he had decided to travel to Syria and his ideological motives.[9]

Honours

A library in the train station of Berceto, near Parma, has been named in his honour.[10]

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